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Cheb Mami Algerian Singer Sentenced to Jail in France
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Michael Ricci
A French court on Friday sentenced the Algerian singer Cheb Mami, above, to five years in jail for abducting a former lover and trying to force her to have an abortion
Cheb Mami, 42, whose real name is Mohammed Khelifati, is one of the biggest stars of rai music, an Algerian pop style, and has recorded with Sting.
Prosecutors at the court in Bobigny, near Paris, said he was one of a group of men who in 2005 abducted, drugged ...
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Michael Jackson Transformed Neverland Ranch Much as He Did Music
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Michael Ricci
The architecture on his Santa Barbara County property reflects his androgynous, perpetually childlike model of superstardom -- and his unique if disjointed take on the celebrity compound.
It was while I was bumpily making my way across a rope bridge in a quiet corner of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning -- next to an elaborate treehouse crowned with a ship's wheel, and overlooking a bronze sculpture of smiling children -- that I finally figured out what the late ...
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Jazzwax Mindblowers (Vol. 6)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
quarter I gather the best quotes from interviews I conducted over the last three months and place them in a single post. I call this feature “JazzWax Mindblowers," because the quotes I choose contain revelations or shed light on a period of music or recording session. I do this in case you missed the interviews and to ensure that all of the best quotes are in one place for your future reference. (To see the other posts in this series, ...
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Notes from the Net: Jimmy Wilkins Profiled; Rollins, Elling and Botti on the Road; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Starting with some Miles Davis-related items, it seems that the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Davis' Kind of Blue continues without pause, as KoB drummer Jimmy Cobb's all-star So What band played at the Saratoga Performing Arts ...
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Crosby, Stills and Nash Mark 40 Years of Music
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All About Jazz
David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash are certainly aware theyve been working together for a long time, but when Rolling Stone spelled out a number 40 years the figure still stunned the trio.
It certainly seems to have gone very quickly, Nash told RS during a recent trip to our offices. In my memory its like yesterday, he said. We love each other, Stills added. Which is clearly whats helped keep Crosby, Stills and Nash on the road and ...
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AEG Jackson Concert Promoter May Still Make Money
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Michael Ricci
L.A.-based AEG invested between $25 million and $30 million in the pop star's comeback. But insurance, a commemorative ticket and rehearsal footage may instead prove profitable.
Michael Jackson's death stunned the Los Angeles-based concert promoter shepherding his most recent comeback, but what first seemed a devastating financial blow could turn into an unexpected boon.
AEG Live had shelled out between $25 million and $30 million in preparation for 50 sold- out London performances and many speculated that the company would ...
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Music Royalties Group is Moving Jobs out of New York
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Michael Ricci
The entity that collects royalties almost every time somebody plays a Michael Jackson tune is exporting about 32 jobs to Nashville as it prepares to move from Midtown to the 7 World Trade Center office tower.
The organization, Broadcast Music Inc., which collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers and music publishers, including Mr. Jackson, who died last Thursday at age 50, has gradually shifted the bulk of its jobs to Music Row in Nashville from West 57th Street ...
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The Music Industry, Michael Jackson and the Zombieconomy
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HypeBot
Consultant and big thinker Umair Haque took a look at some of the dollar figures being thrown around in the wake of Michael Jackson's death including reports that sales of his recordings have “generated more than $300 million in royalties...since the early 1980's". Haque did little math and asked:
“If the world's biggest pop star only made $12 million a year from his recordings, why would anyone make serious music? Where did the rest of the money go? Why, ...Continue Reading
